diff --git a/backup-tar/backup.sh b/backup-tar/backup.sh
index 4f89bd2c8111f9df41afaa448513632941e50cbd..f1dcb72fcfa211fc4662c5daa92d04c9a3b623ed 100755
--- a/backup-tar/backup.sh
+++ b/backup-tar/backup.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ TYPE=$1
 	if ! ls *.snar >&/dev/null; then
 		TYPE=full
 	else
-		set -x
 		LAST_FULL=$(date --date=$(ls *.snar | sort | grep full | tail -n1 | sed 's/[.].*$//') +%s)
 		LAST_BIG=$(date --date=$(ls *.snar | sort | grep '\(full\|weekly\)' | tail -n1 | sed 's/[.].*$//') +%s)
 		NOW=$(date +%s)
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ TYPE=$1
 		else
 			TYPE=daily
 		fi
-		set +x
 	fi
 	echo "Performing $TYPE backup (autodetected)" >&2
 }
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ TYPE=$1
 
 TARGET=backup-$HOSTNAME@antea
 LOCAL_HOME_ID=$(stat -c %d /home)
-set -x
 SOURCES_FILE=$SCRIPT_DIR/sources_$HOSTNAME
 . $SOURCES_FILE
 [[ $SOURCES ]] || fail "SOURCES expected to be set in $SOURCES_FILE"
@@ -58,8 +55,6 @@ fi
 mkdir lock || fail "ERROR: backup already in progress (lock dir exists)"
 trap "rmdir lock" EXIT
 
-set -x
-
 [[ -f $INCFILE_TMP ]] && fail "ERROR: backup already in progress (incremental backup file exists)"
 if [[ "$TYPE" != "full" ]]; then
     LAST=$(ls *.snar | sort | grep $INC_FILTER | tail -n1)